the fbi would not report on what, if anything, they found. this comes after the "the washington post" newspaper reported that one of its journalists found sensitive documents in the compound sitting in plain sight. today the attorney general eric holder would not comment on those documents. >> i don't want to necessarily comment on that which is an ongoing matter. but i'm confident that through the steps that we are taking and that we plan to take that we will be able to exploit the scene as is appropriate and hold accountable those people who committed those dastardly acts. >> trace: meantime lawmakers say a state department official is set to testify that the administration shot down requests for extra security in libya and that's despite evidence of growing violence in that area. >> james rosen with the news. he is live in washington. and james, u.s. military personnel had to escort the fbi into that benghazi compound. >> nearly a month after the attacks, trace, the forensic value of the benghazi complex and that of the secret annex a half